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Mt. Oriod; 1206 MASL - Ipo Watershed, Norzagaray, Bulacan
Topic Started: May 17 2017, 10:05 AM (58 Views)
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Mt. Oriod

Ipo Watershed, Norzagaray, Bulacan

1,206 MASL


Mount Oriod is a 3,956 ft / 1,206 m mountain peak in the Sierra Madre Range in Central Luzon, Philippines.

Based on Peakery data, it ranks as the 17th highest mountain in Central Luzon and the 410th highest mountain in Philippines.

The nearest peaks are Mount Inuman, Mount Maranat, Mount Ooncaan, Mount Siam Bundoc, Mount Holong Ipu, and Rizal Peak.

Mt. Maranat is a critical part of the Ipo watershed because it supplies around 70% of the water filling Ipo dam and it also supplies water to Angat Dam, which is a much bigger dam than Ipo.

Angat Dam feeds Ipo Dam nonetheless. Ipo Dam then feeds La Mesa reservoir in Quezon City via a tunnel.

As per DENR's website, the 62,300-hectare Angat Watershed Reservation lies at the Southernmost tip of the Sierra Madre mountain range and straddles the towns of Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, and San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan

Its principal river, Angat River, supplies water to both the Angat Dam and the La Mesa Dam. Angat Dam irrigates more than 30,000 hectares of prime agricultural lands in Bulacan and feeds some 200 Megawatt of hydroelectric power to the Luzon grid.

La Mesa Dam, on the other hand, brings domestic water to some 12 million people of Metro Manila. Some portions of Cavite also depend on La Mesa Dam for their water requirements.

The Angat Watershed Reservation is home to some 500 indigenous Dumagat families, and is the focus of major forest protection and conservation efforts of DENR Region III.

Hikers need to get a permit from the DENR first before they can enter the area. Forest guards are already monitoring the area to drive away poachers and unauthorized visitors.

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Edited by emancampos, May 18 2017, 05:50 AM.
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Ipo Angat watershed
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Solving the Problem Damaging Ipo and Angat Watersheds
Solution to the illegal activities within the watersheds
http://s15.zetaboards.com/emancampos/topic/10204448/

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